According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $348,859,774,647.89 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $19,200,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $368,059,774,647.89 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $19,200,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $19,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $19,290,140,845.07 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $19,686,760,563.38 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $19,767,887,323.94 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $19,335,211,267.61 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $19,227,042,253.52 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $19,957,183,098.59 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $21,660,845,070.42 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $21,525,633,802.82 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $21,498,591,549.30 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $21,498,591,549.30 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $22,796,619,718.31 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $24,951,679,306.61 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $27,822,318,526.54 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $29,902,491,874.32 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $30,672,156,013.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $32,637,919,826.65 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $34,790,899,241.60 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $35,789,382,448.54 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $35,269,339,111.59 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $34,842,903,575.30 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $35,466,955,579.63 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $37,443,120,260.02 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $38,680,823,401.95 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $40,282,556,879.74 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $40,272,156,013.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $40,729,794,149.51 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $41,582,665,222.10 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $41,811,484,290.36 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $42,435,536,294.69 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $43,132,394,366.20 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $43,746,045,503.79 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $44,994,149,512.46 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $46,429,469,122.43 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $48,218,418,201.52 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $50,693,824,485.37 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $53,356,446,370.53 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $53,980,498,374.86 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $55,686,240,520.04 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $61,926,760,563.38 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $67,740,845,070.42 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $74,480,606,717.23 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $79,733,044,420.37 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $83,466,955,579.63 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $95,365,547,128.93 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $112,350,162,513.54 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $125,954,496,208.02 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $131,144,528,710.73 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $134,275,189,599.13 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $140,234,886,240.52 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $143,937,594,799.57 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $138,341,928,494.04 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $142,523,076,923.08 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $146,922,643,553.63 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $154,276,056,338.03 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $162,950,379,198.27 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $167,433,152,762.73 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $171,094,257,854.82 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $176,263,488,624.05 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $181,588,732,394.37 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $188,089,274,106.18 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $193,393,716,143.01 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $195,078,656,554.71 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $191,396,749,729.14 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $195,245,070,422.54 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $207,320,476,706.39 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $208,568,580,715.06 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $206,686,023,835.32 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $213,040,953,412.78 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $220,529,577,464.79 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $235,142,795,232.94 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $244,545,178,764.90 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $249,710,353,196.10 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $264,404,697,724.81 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $242,369,421,451.79 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $261,493,079,089.92 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $287,142,760,563.38 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $293,864,632,719.39 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $293,965,001,083.42 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $291,974,171,180.93 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $269,160,494,041.17 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $263,518,127,843.99 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $272,538,695,557.96 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $284,840,840,736.73 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $284,035,917,659.81 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $272,226,565,547.13 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $311,874,253,521.13 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $360,107,960,996.75 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $360,984,858,071.51 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $365,996,931,744.31 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $368,059,774,647.89 | 0.56%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.267 | 14.560 | 14.620 | 14.300 | 14.220 | 14.760 | 16.020 | 15.920 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.860 | 18.454 | 20.577 | 22.115 | 22.685 | 24.138 | 25.731 | 26.469 | 26.085 | 25.769 | 26.231 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.785 | 30.123 | 30.754 | 30.923 | 31.385 | 31.900 | 32.354 | 33.277 | 34.338 | 35.662 | 37.492 | 39.462 | 39.923 | 41.185 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.085 | 58.969 | 61.731 | 70.531 | 83.092 | 93.154 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.715 | 106.454 | 102.315 | 105.408 | 108.662 | 114.100 | 120.515 | 123.831 | 126.538 | 130.362 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.031 | 144.277 | 141.554 | 144.400 | 153.331 | 154.254 | 152.862 | 157.562 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.862 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.664 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.211 |